It’s that time of year to get out and have a stroll through the local cemetery.
Historic Oakwood Cemetery Preservation Association offers walking tours with a lot of history. All tours start at 2pm, shine or rain (no thunder/lightning) and are two hours or less. Please wear comfortable shoes.
Call Sue Greenhagen at 315-684-3418 if you have questions.
The 2016 season schedule:
Sunday, May 22
Spring has Sprung
Don Leopold will walk us through a most beautiful time of year in Oakwood. The landscape is truly an integral part of Oakwood’s character. Come enjoy it with us.
Meet at the Chapel on the west side of the cemetery.
Sunday, June 26
Iconography of Death – Funeral Signs and Symbols in Oakwood
The headstones and monuments of Oakwood are often a story unto themselves. Join Sue Greenhagen as she leads a tour that will look at these often overlooked pieces of the Oakwood story.
Meet us at the Chapel.
Sunday, July 24
All’s Fine in 59
Sue again leads the tour, this time to visit the fine (and not so fine) folks up in Section 59. Come, be amazed at the stories these folks have to tell.
Meet at the Mausoleum near the Comstock Gate.
Sunday, August 21
The Fortunes of Oakwood’s Smith Families & Their Neighbors
Dennis Connors, Curator of History at the Onondaga Historical Association, will lead a tour investigating one of the most prominent, and common, names in Oakwood – Smith.
Meet at the Mausoleum near Comstock Gate.
Sunday, September 25
Well, I’ll Be
Sue Greenhagen will take the tour to Section B, and recount some of the great stories of the residents therein.
Meet at the main entrance on Comstock Avenue.
All tours are free, but donations are accepted.
